Cover operating means for cooking applances



Aug 3, 1943 c. E. WALTMAN ER OPERATING MEANS FOR COOKING APPLIANCES 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept. 16. 1940 Aixg. 3, 1943. c E. WALTMAN 2 COVER OPERAIING MEANS FOR COOKING APPLIANCES Filed Sept. 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Ange 3, 1 9 43 UNITED STATES P TEN 1 COVER OPERATING MEANS For; COOKING APPLIANCES I Chauncey E. Waltman Chicago, 111.; assignor to National Enameling & Stamping Company,

corporation of New ersey Application September 16, 19%0, Serial No, r i .o

2; claims-.- (01; 220-36) This invention relates to cooking appliances or electric roasters as they are more generally known, and has novel means for e K. 7' Electricv roasters have always been equipped asan objec the provision of opening and closing the cover withcoversfbut originally these coverswere merelylids provided with handlesto permit them ;to-be directly lifted from or applied to the open g 1 Theiohent h o the receptacle closed by} I o cover fihineedas a l hem-me re rwarlloi he t tor the -ccver is ce top of the body or receptacle of the roaster.

Later the covers were hinged, but nomeans other than a handle attachedto' the front portion thereof was provided for. lifting or lowering thesame. Consequently, the housewife wassub jecteclto the inconvenience and danger-01- steam escaping from the roaster as the cover was lifted.

This invention therefore proposes the pro Vision of -means for' raising and lowering the" "ceyer of an electric roaster which includes an a tuator having ahandle portion'located at the and 3, r spc i e yebut illust ating th sen itiv receptacle-having heavily insulated-well o m eddcd y lower front portion of the roaster body atapoi-nt well removed from thedanger zone.

This invention also contemplates asoneot its objectives the provision of a simple-expedient for raising and lowering the cover of an electric jroaster which incorporates a cormterbalanclng spring so that raising and. lowering of; the cover ma -be accomplished with a minimum of e fort.

;With the above andother objects in View which vention resides in the novel construction, coma .bination and arrangement of parts; substantially as hereinafter described, and 'more particularly defined by the appended claimsvit being under-'- will appear, as, the descri-ptionproceedsg, this inf of the invention constructed in accordance with the best modes so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which: 7

Figure 1 is an end view of an equipped with one form of this invention;

electric roaster" V projecting rearwardly tion employed in the modified'forznoithe n" C venticn shown' n Figure Referring now uart cu arl-y to theace mpe ying drawings W ieh likenumerals indliatclike 'nartsg-thenumerel 5 desi nates th roaster boon as is customary;- consistent aliens-emptied s El the heating elements Qhot shown} are f thesewells ody'or r ntac a.

th -inhal d s bt e structed forms n Part-9f V weveot oochd both. embodiments i lu trated; {menses mctslv a bracket 8 fixed to the rear [wall oi the body a stampingil riveted c potherwise' secu cdtet never; and! h nged vconnected In hat for n. th Eisuresl; 2 a d: :3; he

sta r-mi s ll has ane m l beyond the aide ov 'the hinge. Attached tc-t r v to accommodate the bracket 8 and met d-at its lower end-toayfiexi lewit Thc'wir throughits rea i A lrts fircnt' ndltheflei' ible wire anactuator in the ,form o a lin ob :4: or the like 'attachedtheretcscth hush apull may beimii rted tome The: conduit or sheat:

bodyoftheroast.cr .-v 1 i I r The the en ni t en hes-f om the rear wall the receptacle, isbent, pwa rdly and "is secured to the lower end of, a me: Hi, the flexiblewire the i caption" of. a lt-i thichi I dio-permit,

' the passage of the link I l therethrough Figure 2 is an enlarged view partially in eleva- Inside the casing !5 the lower end of t e link I l is welded or otherwise secured to the adjacent end of the flexible wire l2 so that a push or pull imparted to the Wire is directly transmitted to the link H to close or open the cover, as will he readily apparent.

Figures 5 and 6 are views similar to Figures 2 The weight of the'cover is balanced by a com- 'pression spring I! coiled about the link I I inside i the casing I hand confined between the lower' end of the bushing'lfi and a collar l8 fixed to the extreme lower end of the link tachment to the flexible wire.

tcthe e invention 1 illus ra ed n lain w itn hei ieis I slidably received, or cour e anchore t the ndrical; cas

at itspoint of an;

flexibl wire.

knob [4 opens the cover,

' backwall of the rece nection with the accompanying The spring I! is loaded by adjustment of the bushing 16 to an extent necessary to properly balance the weight of the cover.

In addition to cooperating with the bushing 16, the collar I8 on the lower extremity of the link, through its engagement with the bottom of the cylindrical casing l5, also defines the raised position of the cover as" clearly shown in Figure 3.

For the sake of appearance a housing I9, at-

tached to the rear wall of the roaster, covers the casing 15 and the adjacent portion of the sheath or conduit.

In that form of the invention just described, opening of the cover is effected by a pull on the The same results can also be effectively obtained by reversing this order, that is by having the cover open in response to a push on-the actuator knob so that the opening of the hinged cover of an electric roaster by which all danger of escaping steam striking the hand or arm of the housewife is eliminated.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a cooking appliance having an open topped receptacle and a cover hinged to the rear wall thereof a part connected with the cover and projecting radially from the hinge axis; a link ceptacle; a flexible wire slidable in said conduit and ha'ving an end portion extending into the cylindrical casing; an actuator connected with "the wire adjacent to the front wall of the recover maybe said to be effected by the depression 7 of a push button. I Figures 4, Sand 6 illustrate this adaptation of the inventiohfi I I r In its essentials, this embodiment is identical 1:0 am described, but to accommodate the reversed orde'r'of cover opening motion, the stamp ing 9' has anarm' lll projecting inwardly from the hinge axis toward the body of the receptacle.

The specific construction of the connection between the'link ll, by whichthe cover isconnected to the flexible wire I2, is also slightlydifierent. In this 'casethe lower end of'the' link=l I is threaded to adjustably receive a collar 28 against which one end of the spring I! bears.

The spring 'in this instance merely encircles the adjacent end orthe'flexible wire and its lower end is seated on'a washer 2 I resting on the bottom of th cylindrical casing l5. 1 b

With this construction, a push on the actuator which is effected by the force of the compressed spring. Closure of the cover results from the application of a g t pul onthe knob. P i

It is preferable in this instance to provide a well 22 in the front wall ofthe body or receptacle into which the knob. or'push button I4 is depressed during opening of the cover. It is to be understood, however,jthat this well 22 extends laterally in a horizontal plane sufdciently beyond the sides of the knob to p in the'embodiment previously described, the casing I5 and its associated parts mounted on the tacle are concealed from I9; but in this instance, the

allow the same to be View by "a housing top wall of the housing constitutes the abutment 5',

against'which'the'collar 20-on the-1i'nk ll engages, as shown in Figure 6, to define the open positionof the cover.

From the foregoing descriptionytaken in condrawings, it will be readily apparent that-this invention provides a'simple expedient for opening'and clos ng the ceptacle so as to be accessible at said front wall for the application of a push or pull on the wire; means connecting said end portion of the wire with said other end of'the link; a cover counterbalancing compression spring inside the casing to be guided thereby; cooperating abutments on V the link and casing between which said spring is confined under a degree of compression; and means for. adjusting one of said abutnients so that the'expansive force of the. spring may be regulated to substantially balance the weight'of the cover, said last named'means enabling ad justment of said abutment independently of the connection between the link and wire. 1 2. In a cooking appliance of the type wherein an open topped receptacle is provided with a cover hinged to the rear Wall thereof and wherein the cover has a part projecting radially from its hinge axis: a link having one end connected to said cover part and having its other end'overlying therear wall of the receptacle; a casing fixed with relation to the rear wall of the receptacle and into which said other end of the link projects; a conduit leading from the lower end of said casing to the front wall of the receptacle; a flexible wire slidable in said conduit and having an end portion projectinginto the casing; an actuator connected with the wire adjacent to the front wall of the receptacle so as to be accessible at said front wall for the application of a, push or p'ull'on the wire; a connection between said end portion of the-wire and said other end of the link and casing for loading the spring, one of' said abutments being adjustable to render the counterbalancing force of the spring substantially equal to the Weight of the cover, and the link carried abutment being engageable with a part fixed with relation to the casing during lifting of the cover to define the open po'sition of the cover. a 1

CI-IAUNCEY EQWALTMAN. 

